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Wenge Neck Club
- Thread starter HowieD72
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I think you owe it to your self to get the neck refretted with gold frets.
I like the pearl white, but I like the wood finish on the body too. Feeling conflicted. 75% white, 25% wood, so white wins, but not hands down.
I'll leave the frets, they look like dirty faded gold frets
I didn't like the wood finish with the black pickups & chrome hardware. But hey, I still have some cool DiMarzio (Special Order) DP126SP P/J pups with gold pole pieces that would look cool also.........
Dunno how many people watch the YT channel, but he reviews a Alpher bass with wenge neck today...
I've only tried one Warmoth neck and didn't really rate it. Maybe because it was maple not wenge?
Ziracote fretboard, tele headstock, 9/16 (14mm) tuner holes.A bit odd? Please elaborate
They also have a medium scale wenge/ebony fretboard jazz neck in the screamin’ deals section, not a neck binding guy though…
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It's been a while, so I thought I'd change up my wenge neck p-bass build again and post some pics.
The Barts & Bartolini preamp were replaced with DiMarzio Relentless middle & a Fender P-bass harness. Loving the passive!
The following is the "before" & "after" pictures.
The Barts & Bartolini preamp were replaced with DiMarzio Relentless middle & a Fender P-bass harness. Loving the passive!
The following is the "before" & "after" pictures.
I tried the DiMarzio Relentless ages ago and was 50/50. But then I went through 6 different pickups and ended up with the Barts combo. Sounded good, just not the look. This time around, the DiMarzio Relentless (with different strings), they sound better than I remember and so I'm happy with them.......for now. I do have 6 other brand pickups if I get bored lol.
It's a Barefaced 410 cab. 1000w at 8ohms. Running a Genz Benz Streamliner 900 amp. I never have it past 9 o'clock and it never leaves my house, so I'm thinking of selling it with my Genz-Benz heads (×3) and just buying a Fender Rumble 500 combo. Easier to take that to friends places to jam.
It's a Barefaced 410 cab. 1000w at 8ohms. Running a Genz Benz Streamliner 900 amp. I never have it past 9 o'clock and it never leaves my house, so I'm thinking of selling it with my Genz-Benz heads (×3) and just buying a Fender Rumble 500 combo. Easier to take that to friends places to jam.
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My newest Stambaugh bass. Wenge neck and fingerboard.
Darn all that water between us!
I’d make you an offer.If you’re thinking about the Rumble 500, check out the 800 combo. Not much more money, but has Neo speakers so it’s MUCH lighter. It also has a 1/4 power switch which is great when you’re using it at home.
Yeah i know what you mean....when i see nice gear i want but it's way over the other side of the planet!!Darn all that water between us!
If you’re thinking about the Rumble 500, check out the 800 combo. Not much more money, but has Neo speakers so it’s MUCH lighter. It also has a 1/4 power switch which is great when you’re using it at home.
I was looking at the 800, but I read a few posts on the difference between the 500 and 800 combo. The 500 is light enough for me I had one previously. But lighter would be cool. The thing that I noticed, was some say that the 500 sounds better. A bit thicker, deeper lows (or low mids?). I liked the 500 sound so hesitant to go with the 800. Must be something to do with the different speakers. I'll do a bit more research.
